HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-08-25 Special MeetingMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
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CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COUNCILMEMBERS Present:
MIGUEL PULIDO, Mayor
P. DAVID BENAVIDES
CARLOS BUSTAMANTE
MICHELE MARTINEZ
VINCENT F. SARMIENTO (12:12 p.m.)
SAL TINAJERO (12:26 p.m.)
ABSENT:
CLAUDIA ALVAREZ, Mayor Pro Tem
STAFF Present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney
MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ezequiel Gutierrez, Art Pedroza, and Mike Tardiff inquired as to design, funding, and
Agenda noticing.
WSA CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION -Regarding City's Transit Plan, transit oriented
development opportunities, matters related to the City's role in regional
transportation, and other development opportunities
AUGUST 25, 2009
Cit~ Hall
2" Floor
Housing Conference, Room 229
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA
12:05 P.M.
Mayor Pulido
WORK STUDY SESSION
City Manager Ream provided historic overview of Transportation Plans and
development opportunities.
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The following items were presented and discussed:
Santa Ana /Garden Grove Transit Vision and GO Local Project Concept -
Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA's) Go Local Program Step "'~°
One -the Cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove developed a vision for
transit, access, and economic development in central Orange County. The
vision includes transportation gateways into central Orange County taking
advantage of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) on the
east and the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way (PE ROW) at State Route 22 on
the west. The gateways are linked by a five-mile east-west multi-modal
transportation corridor that integrates a fixed guideway transit system
modern streetcar), OCTA's planned bus rapid transit (BRT), autos, bicycles,
and pedestrians. Multi-modal corridor extends the reach of Orange County's
rail backbone, Metrolink commuter rail service, into central Orange County,
that will allow increased access to key activity and employment centers
throughout Southern California.
OCTA Board committed $5.9 million to advance the Cities' fixed-guide-way
project to Step Two of the Go Local Program for detailed planning,
alternatives analysis, financial planning, conceptual engineering, and state
and federal environmental clearance.
The Go Local Project Concept is comprised of three components within the
project area that extends from the Metrolink commuter rail line on the east to
the SR-22/PE ROW Intersection on the west. The project area encompasses
the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC), the Santa Ana Civic r+~"
Center, Downtown Santa Ana, the Renaissance Specific Plan area, the PE
ROW, the neighborhoods and facilities adjacent to the PE ROW, including the
future development of the Willowick Golf Course.
The three components of the Go Local Project Concept are:
Fixed Guide-Way -Implementation of a fixed guide-way transit between the
SARTC and Civic Center and Harbor Boulevard to connect to the planned
Bristol Street, Westminster, and Harbor Boulevard bus rapid transit (BRT)
lines
SARTC Expansion -Expansion of the SARTC to support the expansion of
Metrolink services in 2009, the fixed guide-way, and planned BRT. The newly
expanded SARTC would provide new station areas, additional parking, bus,
pedestrian, and bicycle access all integrated into transit-oriented development
on the adjacent to the SARTC site.
Multi-Modal Use of the PE ROW -The PE ROW would transform from
abandoned linear corridor into a dynamic multi-modal transportation facility
that integrated the fixed guide-way, BRT, auto, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Transportation options include development of an arterial street, extension of
fixed guide-way and an interchange to the arterial street at SR-22. .,,~
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Santa Ana Fixed Guideway (i.e. streetcar) -Provided overview of Proposed
project, reviewed milestones for next 28 months with the final action adoption
of Environmental Impact Report (EIR) by the City Council and Record of
Decision (ROD) by FTA in December of 2011.
Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation PSR Project and Station District
Development Project -Process includes Study, Preliminary Engineering and
final EIR and projected to be a 10 year project to completion.
SARTC Master Plan -The SARTC Master Site Plan would create a
comprehensive vision for converting regionally significant transportation hub
to a vibrant, inter-modal transportation center where new services such as
high-speed rail, bus transit (BRT), and the Santa Ana fixed guide-way
provide seamless connections to the diverse range of services currently
offered at the station.
The newly expanded SARTC will provide new station areas, additional
parking, and improved bus, pedestrian and bicycle access. Through a
separate planning effort, opportunities for transit-oriented development within
walking distance from SARTC are being explored and private funding
partners being identified. Preliminary engineering for the physical
improvements at the station will be funded with the Go Local Step 2 funding
allocated for Santa Ana's guide-way project. The opportunity to prepare the
SARTC Master Site Plan in combination with the preliminary engineering
study will result in quantifiable efficiencies.
90A CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Council requested that that the Transportation Council Committee review the
project and report progress to the City Council on a regular basis.
Councilmember Benavides suggested a Council retreat to review City goals and
objections.
ADJOURNED - 2:55 P.M. -The next regular meeting of the City Council is
scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 5:30 p. m. for the
Closed Session Meeting, immediately followed by the Regular
Business Meeting in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza,
Santa Ana, California.
7Y~ ~,o. /~~wMariaD. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
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